POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position: Part-Time Bilingual Outreach Coordinator
Department: Office of Vocations
Reports To: Associate Director
Classification: Non-Exempt
General Description
The Part-Time Bilingual Outreach Coordinator handles reviewing all social media posts, assists in the creation of posters, registration forms, and outreach from the Office, and translates all outreach materials into Spanish.
Specific Duties/Responsibilities
The following specific responsibilities are representative of the duties required in this position. They may be unilaterally but reasonably changed based on the working environment and departmental needs.
- Serves as support staff for the Office Coordinator and Associate Director in all outreach efforts
- Translating documents, emails, and phone calls as necessary between English and Spanish
- Creates and reviews three to four social media posts per week
- Writes and issues department newsletters in English and Spanish
- Participates in Office of Vocations events, resources, and programs as needed; creates flyers, registration forms, and additional outreach materials
- Submits updates to the newarkpriest.com website Maintains media files
- -both photo and video
- Liaison with the Archdiocesan Office of Communications
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Skills
- Fidelity to the teaching of the Catholic Magisterium
- Fully fluent in English and Spanish
- Practicing Catholic with letter of recommendation from Pastor to be submitted with resume
- Respect and love for the Catholic Priesthood
- Commitment to representing the Catholic Church and the Archdiocese of Newark in a professional manner at all times
- Strong administrative efficiency, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality
- Strong and dynamic interpersonal skills
- Ability to be a self-starter
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to take direction
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Google Suite, and Microsoft Office including SharePoint, Asana, Canva, Constant Contact, and Zoom; willingness and ability to learn new software programs
- Awareness and sensitivity to the cultural diversity of staff, volunteers, and applicants
- Positive individual with a vision for ministry
Education and/or Experience (Preferred)
- Associate’s degree in theology or communications preferred
- In lieu of an associate’s degree, 5 plus years of communications experience
- Strong working knowledge of the Catholic faith
- Experience working in a Church or parish setting preferred
Physical Demands
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
